frost-tender

English

Alternative forms

  • frost tender

Etymology

frost +‎ tender

Adjective

frost-tender (comparative more frost-tender, superlative most frost-tender)

  1. Of plants: unable to tolerate frost, and liable to die if exposed to it.
    I found out to my cost that the tree fern I brought back from New Zealand was frost-tender, and it didn't survive the winter.
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